Primary care management of respiratory tract infections in Dutch preschool children

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 231-236

  Jansen, Angelique G S C ^a   Sanders, Elisabeth A M ^b   Schilder, Anne G M ^b   Hoes, Arno W ^a   De Jong, Vanya F G M ^a   Hak, Eelko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anti bacterial agents; child; family practice; referral and consultation; respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; LINCOSAMIDE DERIVATIVE; MACROLIDE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; STREPTOGRAMIN DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE; TRIMETHOPRIM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ASTHMA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMON COLD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; LARYNGITIS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEDIATRICIAN; PHARYNGITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUSITIS; TONSILLITIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FAMILY PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751538351     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430600830469     Document Type: Conference Paper

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